One of our readers in the US, Ezra Steinberg, provides this comment on the situation in Myanmar. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Views from abroad’ Category
Muddle in Myanmar too?
Sunday, February 14th, 2010Metrication progress in Malaysia
Friday, January 8th, 2010Metric use in Malaysia in 2010 may give a foretaste of the situation in the UK in 2020 …or 2030 …or 2040. Our correspondent reports on a recent visit.
The English language – not to be taken for granted
Monday, April 27th, 2009Martin Vlietstra suggests a possible threat to our prosperity resulting from our resistance to change.
‘User-Friendly’ metric
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009One of our readers, John Frewen-Lord, asks why popular resistance to the simplicity of metric measures is now limited to a few English-speaking countries. With change in the air, he makes a few suggestions to help the stalled metric changeovers. If you are a Metric ‘Purist’, turn away now…
Will 2009 bring metric-only labelling to the USA?
Thursday, January 1st, 2009The coming year may see progress in this area. MetricViews offers a guide for the novice.
Cyprus measures up, and delivers a surprise
Monday, June 30th, 2008A visit to the Republic of Cyprus earlier this year delivered sun, sea and snow, as expected, but also came up with a surprise. (Article contributed by Derek Pollard)
Vehicle fuel efficiency – units matter
Friday, June 27th, 2008An article published on the Guardian web site on 20 June describes US research on the public perception of vehicle fuel efficiency in relation to the units used.
A snapshot from planet USA
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008A reader has returned from an extensive tour of the USA, and has provided Metric Views with a personal view on their version of two-system systems of weights and measures. (Article contributed by Tony Wilson)
A view from across the pond
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Metric Views has received a contribution from a reader in the USA. “Just off-the-cuff ramblings” he says, “but no less interesting for that”, we reply. With upwards of 30,000 people crossing the Atlantic each day, other readers may be able to add their own observations. (Article contributed by Jeff Gross)
Speeding – it’s all in the mind
Monday, January 7th, 2008The US web site METRICation US has an amusing story about a speeding Irish driver whose fine was reduced when he convinced the Judge that his speed in km/h sounded higher than it was.
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